This $749,994 federal Project Grant award from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) under the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Projects of Regional and National Significance program (CFDA 93.243) supports Gang Alternative, Inc.'s "Project Frontliners" initiative. This targeted youth substance use prevention program aims to mitigate the onset and progression of alcohol, marijuana, and opioid use among 1,000 Black and Brown minority youth in grades 4-11 attending Title 1 schools in high-crime, high-poverty areas of Broward County, Florida over the 5-year project period from Sep 2024 to Sep 2029. Key program components include evidence-based prevention programming, youth leadership development, mental health first aid training for 250 trusted adults, and teen mental health first aid training for 125 participating youth.
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